With two stellar shows on Saturday, it may still feel a little like Christmas in Monterey for live music fans.

Singer-songwriter Robert Meade – who plays the London Bridge Pub at 9:30pm – received a random call from Beach Boy Al Jardine in 2003. A rough demo of Meade’s music somehow landed in the rock legend’s lap and he liked it.

“[Jardine] put me in touch with a [musician] friend of his,” says Meade, who was then 22. He and Jardine eventually fell out of touch – “I didn’t know what I wanted at that time,” Meade says – but he cherishes the experience as an extraordinary compliment.

Six years later, Meade is a bona fide force as a solo act and fronting the prog-rock band Cambio in Eugene, Oregon.

He sings about life and hope in an unconventional voice reminiscent of Perry Farrell. He says the tune “Holla” has a dual meaning: it’s about where he lives (Lamet Valley) and telling a friend that “everything’s going to be alright.”

“Out of the fog from the valley of death and disease,” Meade sings as an acoustic guitar chops at each word with serious determination.

In May, Cambio released its debut; Meade hopes to have a follow-up released in May. “[The songs] keep coming,” Meade says. “I don’t have any control over what comes out of me.”

Meade’s wife Talia, a singer-songwriter in the tradition of Tori Amos, will open.

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At Jose’s in New Monterey, there’s a theme gathering: the Surfrider benefit will feature surf music played by surfers.

The Santa Cruz-based band The Concaves headline. Frontman and lead guitarist Bill “Dogfish” Pitts may suffer occasionally from a bad back, but that never stops him from regularly looking out for tasty waves to test at his favorite spot, Pleasure Point in Capitola.

The mainly instrumental quartet’s brand of surf incorporates psychedelic and even punk elements into its music.

“We try to branch out of the surf genre and mix it up a little,” Pitts says.

The 7-minute epic “Surfing the Light” is a spacey interlude into the deep blue led by reverberating guitars that echo like the songs of a humpback whale.

In addition to recording two LPs, The Concaves’ music is featured on Cowell’s and the New Millennium, a documentary chronicling the beginning of surfing in Santa Cruz.

“There is a lot of good surfing in the movie and a lot of people we know,” says Pitts. “We are honored to be a part of it.”

The film went on to win “Best Documentary” at the 2004 New York International Independent Film Festival.

The Concaves’ opening act was discovered about a week ago: Surfrider promoter Stephen Donahue happened upon Mikey Selbicky playing a solo acoustic set in front of Niche of Time Jewelry in Pacific Grove.

“They let me play there as a way to bring in business,” Selbicky explains. “[Donahue] walked by and listened, then asked if I would be interested in playing at Jose’s.”

For the 19-year-old P.G. native, surfing and music are tantamount. He’s got a gift for both: In September, he won second place in a longboard competition in Ventura.

“Surfing inspires my music,” Selbicky says, “and music inspires my surfing.”

He has written only three original tunes but has more in the works. In the meantime, he puts his own spin on covers of Crosby, Stills and Nash, Delta Spirit and former pro-skateboarder Matt Costa.

THE SURFRIDER BENEFIT happens 8pm Saturday, Dec. 26 at Jose’s Underground Lounge, 638 Wave St., Monterey. $10. 372-0581. Robert Meade also plays 9:30pm Saturday, at London Bridge Pub, 256 Figueroa St., Wharf #2, Monterey. No cover. 372-0581.